This must be completed before you choose a career for your project.
Self-Awareness: Selecting a SMART and Relevant Career
Important: DO NOT FORGET TO SAVE THIS PAGE
A. DOCUMENT: Work Style Preferences Inventory (you are now inSection 3: Process)
This is a quiz that will help you to assess the way that you like to work. Knowing this information will help you decide what type of career you would like to do in the future.
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Answer each question carefully by clicking on the arrows and selecting your answer in the drop down menu. 2. After answering the questions, use the drop down menu to select the amount of education you would like to achieve 3. Then, click on "Get Results" 4. Follow the directions below...
RESULTS:
1. This chart will show a visual representation of your work style preferences. Do a "print screen" to capture the chart. Save it as an image (.jpeg format). Go to "FILE" and upload your image, giving it your name (workingpreferencestyle_zezi, for example). After a while you can insert your image below.
2. Under the chart will be a description of the areas of where you scored the highest. Copy and paste these descriptions in the space below.
Descriptions:
Definitions of Top 3 Preferred Methods
Social
Social persons like dealing with people. They enjoy caring for and assisting others in identifying their needs and solving their concerns. Social persons like working and co-operating with others. They prefer to be involved in work that requires interpersonal contact.
Directive
Directive persons like to take charge and control situations. They like to take responsibility for projects that require planning, decision making and co-ordinating the work of others. They are able to give direction and instructions easily. They enjoy organizing their own activities. They see themselves as independent and self-directing.
Methodical
Methodical persons like to have clear rules and organized methods to guide their activities. They prefer working under the direction or supervision of others according to given instructions, or to be guided by established policies and procedures. Methodical persons like to work on one thing until it is completed. They enjoy following a set routine and prefer work that is free from the unexpected.
B. DOCUMENT:Multiple Intelligences
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Would you like the text version or would you like to have the questions read to you out loud? Make your selection and choose "English" as your language.
Read Out Loud? If you choose this option, you must click on each individual question to hear it. You may decide to just have certain ones read aloud and read the others on your own.
2. Make your selections to each question by clicking on the dot. 3. Click on "Next" at the bottom of each orange box to move on.
RESULTS:
1. Do a "print screen" to capture the chart. Save it as an image (.jpeg format). This chart will show gives a visual representation of your strongest "smart" areas.
2. Look at the top of the page and click on "What are multiple intelligences". Copy and paste the descriptions of the 3 intelligence areas where you scored the highest (ie kinesthetic, linguistic, etc). #1 should be your highest score etc. This list should include the name of the category and the description.
Highest Scores: 1.
Linguistic - Word Smart
You may be word smart. You will enjoy reading, writing and talking about things. This is sometimes called being Linguistic smart.
2.
Intrapersonal - Myself Smart
You may be myself smart. You will know about yourself and your strengths and weaknesses. You will probably keep a diary. This is sometimes called being Intrapersonal smart.
3.
Naturalistic - Nature Smart
You may be nature smart. You will like the world of plants and animals and enjoy learning about them. This is sometimes called being Naturalistic smart.
C. DOCUMENT: Skills Inventory Worksheet:
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Begin by clicking on "Get Started". 2. Select your preference by clicking on the dot that best describes you. If you are unsure about a statement, click on the question mark next to the statement for help.
Results: 1. What level of education did you choose? 2. List the top 5 careers based your skills assessment:
My Top 5 Careers: 1.Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 2.Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 3. Correspondence Clerks 4. Procurement Clerks 5. Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Out of the 5 careers listed above, pick one career that is most interesting. Write it below.
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
4. Click on "Career Profile"
If it has a career profile, answer the following questions:
What are the wages? $21.65 / hour
What education and training do you need? High school diploma or less
D. DOCUMENT: Career Clusters Interest Survey
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. For this assessment you will select options that sound like you by clicking in the boxes. You will progress through 16 total boxes. 2. Copy and paste the top 5 career clusters in the space below. You can take this directly from the table on the website. Results:
Cluster
Score
Description
Hospitality and Tourism
81.25
Hospitality and Tourism encompasses the managmenet, marketing, and operations of restaurants and other food services, lodging, attractions, and recreation events and travel-related services.
Human Services
75
Preparing individuals for employment in career pathways that relate to families and human needs.
Government and Public Administration
68.75
Executing governmental functions to include governance; national security; foreign service; planning; revenue and taxation; regulation; and management and administration at the local, state, and federal levels.
Marketing, Sales, and Service
62.5
Planning, mananging, and performing marketing activities to reach organizational objectives.
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
62.5
Planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail, and water and related professional and technical support services such as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment, and facility maintenance.
First, I agree with the majority of the results of the first test, which showed me a representation of my work style preferences. In fact, I love being social, talking to everybody, helping people and being with them. I want have a job in which I can communicate every day with people. Well, I also like to take charge and control situations and people. I know that it require a lot of responsibility and that’s the reason why I like it. So, it’s true, the directive method is one of my preferred. I guess I’m a little methodical too because I start and finish a thing with organized methods and I like work on one thing until it is completed. In some cases I just want establish rules and direct people but in other cases I like being directed and comply rules. Though, I disagree with the high percentage of the innovative method because I don’t like work with technology neither experiment nor discover new things. Even though I know that this will prejudice my future, because a few years all jobs will require an innovative method of work. Second, some results of the multiple intelligences are true, but others not really. I really think that my highest intelligence is linguistic because I love reading, writing and talking! I’m always interested in learn new languages and I spend very time writing about everything. However, I’m not myself smart. I don’t know all about me! I never know what are my strengths and weakness. I don’t know what I’m worth neither what I’m capable of do or say. Indeed, my friends know more about me than myself. I also disagree with the percentage of the nature smart. I’m not interested in plants. As a matter-of-fact, I don’t like flowers, trees and nothing that is related with nature. What I really like are animals, all types of animals! Well, not all.. I hate reptiles and insects; they put me sick and scared! In this test, the lower score was in number smart and music smart and this is totally true. Then, I was very sad and disgusted with my top five careers! I expected careers like lawyer or psychologist but not. My top five careers are based on being on an office, working with papers and answer phones! Boring, no? Nevertheless, I even like of government interviewers. This job help determine if people deserve assistance government. Government interviewers, interview people and then decide if they deserve or not help and benefits. Looks like that this test was not so wrong! Finally, the top five careers clusters are all true and I agree with all the results. Especially with the highest score: tourism. Tourism is one of the careers that I would like to have because in this job, we teach something new to others peoples and at the same time, learn something too. Besides, if we are in tourism, we are always in contact with different people and cultures. The second highest score was human services and I like it too! In summary, these assessments weren’t all true but all help to learn more about me and understand what I like and dislike doing. Now I’m happy for doing all these tests and they contributed to my decision about which will be my career.
The'linguistic' being the highest and'logical' the lowest show everything about what she wants and what she likes. She was always very clear in her mind the area she wanted to follow and it is confirmed here. Filipa Gamas
Tourism seems to be a great choice, because as you said in the text, this profession allows a great contact with people from different cultures, which only went out to qualify. Catarina Martins
As you say you're a social person and like to take control of situations, I think this has to do with you. When you said that you agree with the test that gave you this result (Turism), i agree too. You must be able to learn several languages fluently and have a talk, and you have this capability.
Miriam Gaspar
I don't think that any of the careers on your top 5, suit you 100%, I agree with you that you would be better as a psychologist, and i know that that is a thing you have always considered following, and i honestly think you would be great at it, because you are a great listener, and Tourism would also be another great option for you, since is a career which envolves socializing with other people and learn new languages, two things that you are pretty good at it. So whether you go for psychology or tourism, I would definitely come to you, or to tell my problems, or to give me a guided tour somewhere maybe. Rita Pereira
This must be completed before you choose a career for your project.
Self-Awareness: Selecting a SMART and Relevant Career
Important: DO NOT FORGET TO SAVE THIS PAGE
A. DOCUMENT: Work Style Preferences Inventory (you are now in Section 3: Process)
This is a quiz that will help you to assess the way that you like to work. Knowing this information will help you decide what type of career you would like to do in the future.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer each question carefully by clicking on the arrows and selecting your answer in the drop down menu.
2. After answering the questions, use the drop down menu to select the amount of education you would like to achieve
3. Then, click on "Get Results"
4. Follow the directions below...
RESULTS:
1. This chart will show a visual representation of your work style preferences. Do a "print screen" to capture the chart. Save it as an image (.jpeg format). Go to "FILE" and upload your image, giving it your name (workingpreferencestyle_zezi, for example). After a while you can insert your image below.
2. Under the chart will be a description of the areas of where you scored the highest. Copy and paste these descriptions in the space below.
Descriptions:
Social
Social persons like dealing with people. They enjoy caring for and assisting others in identifying their needs and solving their concerns. Social persons like working and co-operating with others. They prefer to be involved in work that requires interpersonal contact.
Directive
Directive persons like to take charge and control situations. They like to take responsibility for projects that require planning, decision making and co-ordinating the work of others. They are able to give direction and instructions easily. They enjoy organizing their own activities. They see themselves as independent and self-directing.
Methodical
Methodical persons like to have clear rules and organized methods to guide their activities. They prefer working under the direction or supervision of others according to given instructions, or to be guided by established policies and procedures. Methodical persons like to work on one thing until it is completed. They enjoy following a set routine and prefer work that is free from the unexpected.
B. DOCUMENT: Multiple Intelligences
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Would you like the text version or would you like to have the questions read to you out loud? Make your selection and choose "English" as your language.
- Read Out Loud? If you choose this option, you must click on each individual question to hear it. You may decide to just have certain ones read aloud and read the others on your own.
2. Make your selections to each question by clicking on the dot.3. Click on "Next" at the bottom of each orange box to move on.
RESULTS:
1. Do a "print screen" to capture the chart. Save it as an image (.jpeg format). This chart will show gives a visual representation of your strongest "smart" areas.
2. Look at the top of the page and click on "What are multiple intelligences". Copy and paste the descriptions of the 3 intelligence areas where you scored the highest (ie kinesthetic, linguistic, etc). #1 should be your highest score etc.
This list should include the name of the category and the description.
Highest Scores:
1.
2.
3.
C. DOCUMENT: Skills Inventory Worksheet:
INSTRUCTIONS:1. Begin by clicking on "Get Started".
2. Select your preference by clicking on the dot that best describes you. If you are unsure about a statement, click on the question mark next to the statement for help.
Results:
1. What level of education did you choose?
2. List the top 5 careers based your skills assessment:
My Top 5 Careers:
1.Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
2.Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
3. Correspondence Clerks
4. Procurement Clerks
5. Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Out of the 5 careers listed above, pick one career that is most interesting. Write it below.
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
4. Click on "Career Profile"If it has a career profile, answer the following questions:
D. DOCUMENT: Career Clusters Interest Survey
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. For this assessment you will select options that sound like you by clicking in the boxes. You will progress through 16 total boxes.
2. Copy and paste the top 5 career clusters in the space below. You can take this directly from the table on the website.
Results:
First, I agree with the majority of the results of the first test, which showed me a representation of my work style preferences. In fact, I love being social, talking to everybody, helping people and being with them. I want have a job in which I can communicate every day with people. Well, I also like to take charge and control situations and people. I know that it require a lot of responsibility and that’s the reason why I like it. So, it’s true, the directive method is one of my preferred. I guess I’m a little methodical too because I start and finish a thing with organized methods and I like work on one thing until it is completed. In some cases I just want establish rules and direct people but in other cases I like being directed and comply rules. Though, I disagree with the high percentage of the innovative method because I don’t like work with technology neither experiment nor discover new things. Even though I know that this will prejudice my future, because a few years all jobs will require an innovative method of work.
Second, some results of the multiple intelligences are true, but others not really. I really think that my highest intelligence is linguistic because I love reading, writing and talking! I’m always interested in learn new languages and I spend very time writing about everything. However, I’m not myself smart. I don’t know all about me! I never know what are my strengths and weakness. I don’t know what I’m worth neither what I’m capable of do or say. Indeed, my friends know more about me than myself. I also disagree with the percentage of the nature smart. I’m not interested in plants. As a matter-of-fact, I don’t like flowers, trees and nothing that is related with nature. What I really like are animals, all types of animals! Well, not all.. I hate reptiles and insects; they put me sick and scared! In this test, the lower score was in number smart and music smart and this is totally true.
Then, I was very sad and disgusted with my top five careers! I expected careers like lawyer or psychologist but not. My top five careers are based on being on an office, working with papers and answer phones! Boring, no? Nevertheless, I even like of government interviewers. This job help determine if people deserve assistance government. Government interviewers, interview people and then decide if they deserve or not help and benefits. Looks like that this test was not so wrong!
Finally, the top five careers clusters are all true and I agree with all the results. Especially with the highest score: tourism. Tourism is one of the careers that I would like to have because in this job, we teach something new to others peoples and at the same time, learn something too. Besides, if we are in tourism, we are always in contact with different people and cultures. The second highest score was human services and I like it too!
In summary, these assessments weren’t all true but all help to learn more about me and understand what I like and dislike doing. Now I’m happy for doing all these tests and they contributed to my decision about which will be my career.
The 'linguistic' being the highest and 'logical' the lowest show everything about what she wants and what she likes. She was always very clear in her mind the area she wanted to follow and it is confirmed here.
Filipa Gamas
Tourism seems to be a great choice, because as you said in the text, this profession allows a great contact with people from different cultures, which only went out to qualify.
Catarina Martins
As you say you're a social person and like to take control of situations, I think this has to do with you. When you said that you agree with the test that gave you this result (Turism), i agree too. You must be able to learn several languages fluently and have a talk, and you have this capability.
Miriam Gaspar
I don't think that any of the careers on your top 5, suit you 100%, I agree with you that you would be better as a psychologist, and i know that that is a thing you have always considered following, and i honestly think you would be great at it, because you are a great listener, and Tourism would also be another great option for you, since is a career which envolves socializing with other people and learn new languages, two things that you are pretty good at it. So whether you go for psychology or tourism, I would definitely come to you, or to tell my problems, or to give me a guided tour somewhere maybe.
Rita Pereira